Rhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum - Communications Biology
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bskyRhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum - Communications Biologygo.nature.comGreat apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for at least 15 million years, suggests a study in Communications Biology. The findings also suggest that laughter has become faster, more variable, and increasingly influenced by the situation it occurs in. #evosky 🌎🧪
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